Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Sunday morning and with calm winds there is a large difference in temperatures with readings ranging from 52 in Clifton down to a cool 35 at Walpack.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2000 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 75 LOW: 46 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving off the coast as a weak disturbance approaches from the west. Today will start off sunny but we will have an increase in clouds this afternoon with some overnight light showers likely, rainfall amounts will be less than a tenth of an inch.

Skies will clear out on Monday and it will be another mild day with highs in the 70s.

Tuesday and Wednesday will be cooler with only a slight chance of a shower on Tuesday.

Dry weather with warmer temperatures Thursday through at least the start of next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 7 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with light showers likely, lows in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly cloudy early then becoming sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest wind becoming south-southeast this afternoon to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday night.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and early temperatures range from 46 in Clifton down to 35 at Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 1986 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 65 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will give us mostly sunny skies both today and again on Sunday with highs mainly in the comfortable 70s.

A weak disturbance may touch off some showers late Sunday night into early Monday morning followed by clearing and continued mild on Monday.

A weak frontal system may touch off more showers on Tuesday along with cooler temperatures.

High pressure will then build into our area Wednesday through Friday. Wednesday should be seasonably cool with temperatures returning to above normal levels Thursday and Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 6 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low near 50.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s, chance of showers after 8 p.m.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m., highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Enjoy the nice weather this weekend but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and early temperatures range from 45 in Clifton down to 39 at Charlottesville. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 1980 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: .08″

The upper low pressure that has been giving us the cloudy and cool conditions this past week is finally moving offshore and we should see more in the way of sunshine today, but there is still a chance of some afternoon showers. Highs will be in the low 60s which is still slightly below normal.

For once it looks like we will finally have a dry weekend with milder temperatures and plenty of sunshine. Highs will be near 70 on Saturday and in the mid 70s for Sunday.

During the day on Monday we will have plenty of sunshine again along with continued mild temperatures, but a weak frontal system may touch off some showers Monday night into Tuesday.

Dry weather is likely Wednesday through the end of the week with seasonably mild temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers, highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – MAY 6 – Sunny, high near 70.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s, chance of showers at night.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there are some showers falling mostly to our east. Temperatures range from 45 in Clifton down to 37 at High Point. Winds are light mainly from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 91 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 32 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: .15“

The stubborn upper level low that has been affecting our weather much of this week will slowly move offshore and weaken. Still we should have partly to mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers today and on Friday. Temperatures will continue to be below normal.

Improving weather for the weekend and we will have very pleasant spring weather with plenty of sunshine both days and milder temperatures.

Mild into the middle of next week but a weak frontal system will give us a chance of showers Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, lows in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – MAY 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 6 – Sunny, high near 70.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and early temperatures range from 44 in Clifton down to 36 at High Point. Winds are light out of the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: .12″

The upper level low pressure will continue to spin over our area today. We should have mostly cloudy skies with a good chance of some afternoon and evening showers.

The upper level low will be slow to move offshore, so Thursday and Friday there still will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers along with continued below normal temperatures.

High pressure will then finally build into our area for the weekend providing plenty of sunshine both days along with milder temperatures.

Dry and mild weather to continue into early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 11 a.m., high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, low in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – MAY 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – MAY 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high near 60.

SATURDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: Chance of advisories late Thursday night for high seas otherwise no advisories expected through Saturday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2023 RECORD GO BACK TO 1973.

From wildfires through the middle of the month, then floods at the end of the month.

April’s average temperature was 56.3 degrees and was nearly 5 degrees above normal and was the 3rd warmest April. The high temperature was 94 degrees on the 14th which tied the highest April temperature on record. The lowest temperature was 32 degrees on the 3rd.

Precipitation totaled 8.31″ which was the second wettest April on record. Most of the rainfall occurred after the 22nd.

No snowfall was recorded.

Have a good day and stay safe!